Operation Rolling Thunder XII

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:allows political considerations
gptkbp:approves President Lyndon B. Johnson
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:US_Air_Force
three years
phases
North Vietnamese territory
North Vietnamese aggression.
Operation Rolling Thunder guidelines
gptkbp:conflict the Vietnam Conflict
gptkbp:depicted_in a failure by some historians
gptkbp:duration 1965-1968
gptkbp:ends_at November 1968
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:goal to weaken North Vietnam's ability to wage war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Rolling Thunder XII
gptkbp:includes over 800,000 tons of bombs
gptkbp:increased anti-war sentiment in the US
gptkbp:influenced_by Cold War dynamics
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:North_Vietnamese_logistics
gptkb:North_Vietnam
disrupting supply lines
demoralize North Vietnamese forces
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military studies
gptkbp:is_characterized_by intense aerial bombardment
limited objectives
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:civilian_casualties
its effectiveness
lack of clear objectives
its impact on civilian populations
gptkbp:is_designed_to force negotiations
gptkbp:is_discussed_in academic papers
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:naval_bombardment
gptkb:South_Vietnamese_forces
air strikes
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:US_Navy
gptkbp:key the air war over Vietnam
gptkbp:led_to escalation of US involvement in Vietnam
gptkbp:meets North Vietnamese resilience
gptkbp:military_strategy defeat communism in Southeast Asia
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:US_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:resulted_in destruction of infrastructure
gptkbp:strategic_importance contain communism
gptkbp:subject gptkb:documentaries
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
gptkbp:supports gptkb:South_Vietnam
gptkbp:tactics gradual escalation
gptkbp:uses gptkb:B-52_bombers
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
increased attacks on US forces
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for US military strategy
gptkbp:was_marked_by high levels of bombing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4